Dr. Tobias Endler holds a doctorate in American Studies from the University of Heidelberg. As a political scientist specialising in international relations, he is an expert on US domestic and foreign policy as well as transatlantic relations in politics, economics and culture.

After working for many years at the Heidelberg Centre for American Studies and at Yale University (USA), he now devotes himself to various freelance tasks. With over 15 years of experience in this field, he is a sought-after speaker and presenter, strategic consultant and author.

Deep-Dive Speeches – High-Flying Moderation

Tobias Endler is characterised as an experienced and astute observer of domestic and foreign policy developments in the USA, transatlantic relations and the West. His expertise makes him a sought-after speaker and highly qualified presenter. His in-depth approach to informed moderation, in both German and English, is reflected in his presentations. He offers alternative and original perspectives on the key issues of our time. He explains, clarifies, communicates and interacts skilfully with the audience.

Dr. Tobias Endler presentation and lecture topics

Lecture & discussion on the presidential election

Following the presidential election, Germany’s economy, politics and society are faced with many unanswered questions – which require quick answers and intensive joint reflection:

What are the Trump administration’s economic policy guidelines and what challenges will we face? How exactly will economic and security policy be linked in future, and what does strategically intelligent action mean in this context? In order to be effectively positioned here in the long term, we need to look at the big picture and analyse what will make America ‘tick’ from 2025 onwards: What vision is Trump pursuing, who is coming into which office, what issues are moving US society, and where is its path leading?

How can we think about economic and security policy more closely together in future – because this will be a common thread in the Trump administration.

USA:

• Current political developments / Presidential elections
• The economy
• Society and culture (values debates such as identity politics, trigger warnings, generational conflicts, protest movements, education and access to education, etc.)

Transatlantic relations / the West:

• Trade relations
• Security and foreign policy
• USA and Germany
• USA and EU
• Image of Germany in the USA
• The West and the Rest: China, Russia

Democracy and challenges for democracy today:

• What does “liberal” mean today, what does “conservative” mean, what does “left” mean?
• Populism, polarisation
• Trust in politics, media, experts
• How do we negotiate the big questions of the nation? What is “democratic dispute” and constructive debate?
• What should democracy look like in the 21st century?

Tobias Endler is regularly in demand as a political expert in the media, including ZDF, DLF, RTL, NBC, funk, FAZ, Handelsblatt, The European; as well as at the renowned M100 Media Colloquium, the annual exchange forum for German, European and American media, politics and business. He moderates top-level national and international events such as the AmCham Transatlantic Business Conference, the Aspen Institute’s German-American Trade&Tech Dialogue, the Berlin Literature Festival, and seminars and talks at the leading think tanks in Germany.

He is also the host of two transatlantic online discussion series with high-calibre guests from politics, business and society on both sides of the Atlantic, ‘Democratic Crossroads’ and ‘Across the Pond’, which focus in particular on the perspectives of the younger generations. Tobias Endler, who has lived in the USA and regularly travels to the country, is in constant dialogue with thought leaders and decision-makers in the USA and reports first-hand.

Tobias has published or edited 6 books and numerous other texts, most recently Demokratie und Streit on the debate culture of our time, and before that Game Over, an unsparing analysis of the West and the USA, which at the same time points out new paths.

For his publications, he has conducted over 50 interviews with leading voices in the discourse, including Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait, security advisor to Presidents Carter and Obama Zbigniew Brzezinski, ex-US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton, New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter, Francis Fukuyama and Noam Chomsky.

Tobias Endler is passionate about building bridges: he is passionate about constructive dialogue, from which all sides benefit – and he is not afraid to ask critical questions. As an enthusiastic musician, he knows that everything depends on hitting the right note.